{"title":"Amitav Ghosh","description":"AMITAV GHOSH is the internationally bestselling author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Glass Palace, The Great Derangement,  and the Ibis Trilogy (Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke,  and Flood of Fire). He is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Ghosh divides his time between Kolkata and Goa, India, and Brooklyn, New Yor","products":[{"product_id":"river-of-smoke-paperback","title":"River of Smoke - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Fiction Book of Year\u003cbr\u003eA NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Amitav Ghosh's \u003ci\u003eSea of Poppies\u003c\/i\u003e, the Ibis began its treacherous journey across the Indian Ocean, bound for the cane fields of Mauritius with a cargo of indentured servants. Now, in \u003ci\u003eRiver of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e, the former slave ship flounders in the Bay of Bengal, caught in the midst of a deadly cyclone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. Meanwhile, the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries horticulturists determined to track down the priceless botanical treasures of China. All will converge in Canton's Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave, a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. A spectacular adventure, but also a bold indictment of global avarice, \u003ci\u003eRiver of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104794087647,"sku":"9781250013750","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/d7aIYRBqBC9781250013750.webp?v=1781111333"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/amitav-ghosh.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}